United States physiographic regions system

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geographic classification framework hierarchical regionalization system physiographic classification system

The United States physiographic regions system is a hierarchical geographic classification framework that divides the country into major regions, divisions, and provinces based on landforms, geology, and geomorphic history.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Eastern United States physiographic divisions 1
Fenneman physiographic system 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic classification framework ⓘ
hierarchical regionalization system ⓘ
physiographic classification system ⓘ
appliesTo Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ
contiguous United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisOfClassification geology ⓘ
geomorphic history ⓘ
landforms ⓘ
characteristic geomorphology-based classification ⓘ
hierarchical structure ⓘ
nationwide coverage ⓘ
contrastsWith climatic regionalization of the United States ⓘ
political regionalization of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
defines major physiographic regions of the United States ⓘ
physiographic divisions of the United States ⓘ
physiographic provinces of the United States ⓘ
focusesOn large-scale topographic patterns ⓘ
regional geomorphic processes ⓘ
surface landforms ⓘ
hasLevel division ⓘ
province ⓘ
region ⓘ
organizes United States land surface ⓘ
United States physiographic regions NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo geomorphology ⓘ
physical geography ⓘ
physiographic regions of the world ⓘ
usedFor environmental analysis ⓘ
geographic education ⓘ
geomorphological studies ⓘ
land-use planning ⓘ
physiographic mapping ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Dissected Till Plains → physiographicDivisionOf → United States physiographic regions system ⓘ
Piedmont region → partOf → United States physiographic regions system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern United States physiographic divisions
Appalachian Highlands division → physiographicClassificationBy → United States physiographic regions system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fenneman physiographic system